Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. She has golden hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Standing 4'0", this woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Helgret enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and daggers. His blue crest is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heskan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Heskan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and green pants. His hair is golden and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He struck the Architect job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2400 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. White opal (400 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has red crest. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a simple blue robe with white stripes complete with hood. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lidda isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. At a young age her mother died while driving off some goblins. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in mace use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.